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ore. frouted and «-attered them with bl*
CHAl’lLIt XIX -lCuuUaued.1
Are. A man went down with a ballet in
R,a!n»v tl. -Ughi
'"Th« pour l’r»
hie l»g. and Du{*ui--»aii bad g«.ue»l an
worfclngn.en. thè wldow* and orpli
wtio Imd sated and «laved, gave hltu *v other breastwork
Now the boat from tbe e-ho-xier was
«rythlng they bad. here us* b* knew how
to mak» money multiply a* no one ale* i-onilng cluoer In. I caught an agonised
dd
I!» drew them pi-ture* of th* great glan.e from Ihiponceatt In its dlrevRlois,
factori«* and »tore* and hotels b* would then hi« *y»e returned tu bi» !■“«. and h»
bttlld for them with th*lr money, and told wa* »boding, ducking, and wyulrmlng In
them how by addlng fbeit iruwt» mite» to tbe «and wall. It wa* a pitiful dtaa*.
togather they oilght produco «»metblng gl like that of ■ bare by hound», but II was
gantic. How alwut ìhatn loft without • «I*r> beroir. tor the man made a noble
quarry, an-1 the houn<l* were more than
«uuT
“Il wa* th»lr own lookoat," I tried to fearful of hie fire.
"He's down!" cried IL-lti«y.
Tru».
erga*
'•WalL' said Rodney. ’the right and Ihiponccau had fallen, but on the s*cvitid
wrong of tin* sort of thing Ila deep, but h« *«i up and on again, and now h* had
It may ba that a man ho* no right to found the laat dune, and h* must *tand
u*» hte uwn Imagination to * m - fur other there or dash a-r-ei ths unprotected
people; that h* can build air <-a*tl»e only beach.
“t ’«-me on !“ We fled down the eta tre.
tur hlm»elf.”
“I’rrtiata,” I agreed, “but. as you «ay. thruugli the open door, and hard up tbs
Now we could see another ale
If h» had «U’-racdad, ha would bar* baan shore
ment of danger. Rome of th* enemy had
a hero ''
“That's sll tb» iliff--rwn<"*, Hgwcvar, b» stolen through the pt nee. and were Britta
didn't, and so b»'« an out.avt" Rodney at Dut-incMU down the length of hl*
l«ugh*»l
"And to thluk that l'v* beau dun*.
W»
stopped.
"I«ok !“ I muttered.
doing my twat to drfend the worst eapa-
Du pon
braathleaa, panting, wide eyed,
grwe. tin- market ha* ku -wu In years "
I sat bach on uiy <-ou-A and <-la*p*d my ■eau burst out frum the duue. whirled
about, fired ba--k at the hldiUu foe. wheel
hatol* about my ho»«*.
“What must w* do now?" I asked »; ed and shot at the men who were follow-
length.
Ing him up th* beach, and. turning, head
“Give him up; deliver hla previous wlf ed straight for the Ship
murmured, and Rodney
' Run !"
an<l hi* tr.-aaura chest to tbe
blood
I
echoed me: "Run. thipom'vau, run, and
bounds.“
I *l«H>k my head. “No, 1 i-an't do that may Heaven help!"
I have »e«n uwn run, but never a* I hi
Wa’v* t.< -n it», cl -» togvtbar. Tiw-y may
He seetne-l to
take him. but I itu t nave a ham! in h." ponceau ran that day.
Rodney oat atarlng out of the window •klm. alnuiet to fly, acroee that open
"Well," «aid b*. "I ’bxi't believe I can apacw, and behind him cam* bl* eueuilr*.
either, though aa a-broker I see my duty no longer firing, no longer cursing. m*t<4>
plain enough. I .wu't du ¡L I almpiy can Ing their speed agaluet hie frantic flight.
Tbe French man neared tbo tocka, wa*
a»t do It."
Ws sat «Heat for *um* time, eacK Intern on them, wa* up and clamlwrlng over the
•n hi* own thought*.
Ship'* aide
Then cam« a sharp report,
"Ought w* to tail him that we knowF' and I could see Ihipponceau quiver and
hang uselca* worse than useless, tu* be
Ro-lnsy said Anally.
“I wa* wondering, l’erba p* w* Should, wa* only half over tbe leateel's rail.
"II-
but I don't bailee* we cam When yrm
But «• ho hung there Barbara sudden
tsca him and h»A Into tbo*» clear black
syee and hear that voles I doubt If there'll ly apt-esrxd beside him and pulled him
be anything to du l»ut keep your mouth Inboard, atipported him aerr-oa the deck,
abut.”
and got him «* far a* the cabin door be
"Yet we muat du something," objected fore he collat-»«d on the board«.
Rodney, "for 1 must be off tut New York
Barbara dl*apl-ear»-d, and then reap
In two hour* from now, tu try and peared with something In her arm*.
stralgbteu out my l.moea,"
"Th* <-he*tI mutt »red. "He couldn’t
"ttupp»*M we go down and lo»A at him.
forego that!"
I »uggee.cd
“l’neaibly w* can think of
I *aw Barbara lift and steady Dupon
aumethliig then.’
ceau on hie feet, aa* him clutch the bos
Wo went down stairs and looked In the with one band, wbll* he bold a revolver
dining mom. tbo ballway. and ths kltch In the other. Ho staggered acroee tbe
sn
In tbe kitchen w* found t.'liarle* dw-k.
drowsing W* could find no tracs of l*u-
“Come on!" I breathed, and wo were
pouiwau. I waked < diarie* and queettvn off for tbo Ship.
*d him.
Tbo long (mat wsa half way In whqp a
"When
Monsieur Ihj
new *hout threatened to exind Dupoo-
puucvau?"
eeau'o death knell
Men -am* out on the
Chati«-* ruae and pulled a paper from cliff and stood high above him. ready to
hl* pix-ket.
fire down upon him. There was a ring
“Only a couple of minute* ago. Mr about him now enemies »a the rocks, on
Fell*,'' he Mhl, "be gar* me this not* for the cliff, and tn»n air- idy scrambling
you «nd told uie nut to disturb you, but through the water to lay their han-la on
to gna It to you wheu you asked fur him
him."
“Loot!" cried Rodney. I aaw Barbara
I Opened the paper end read It to Rod whlei-er In Ihipon-eau'e ear. »aw him
a*y
straighten up to hl* full height and fire
“My ship has cum* at laat. I am go al the men above him. One bullet rlpp»-l
Ing on board. I can get there alone. n-> Into the cliff, another shattered an arm.
•ne could help me If you knew all, p»r
We stood now on tbe r—k*. a »ton«'*
Chance you would not wish to b*lp m» throw off.
Ihiponccau lo-Ae-l »»award
1 bar* duue eulBcisei barm without tak and gar* a cry. With terrible effort, ho
lug you and the others farther,
Ask
le«[>od to th* farther rail, raised hlutoelf
aiademoleelle to pray tor ma. Good by.’ to plunge tbe bus *tU! In bl* arm*
I looked up st Rodney In blank ama*« Into th* »«a ind sink or iwfm to help
tru-iit, and aa we stood eo, a shot caiur 1!» balanced, cro-i- lied, and then a clear
from the beach. We turned and made report end be felt, a leg br-A»n. down Into
for th* stairs.
tbe waie* HI* »land wa* over, tb* fight
don*; bl* enemies had taken him.
A couple of men lifted him from the
CHAPTER XX.
From the balcony w* sighted a schoon water and carried him to ehor*; another
msn followed with th* cheat
Rodney
er lying between the l-aach end the Hhlft
Ing Rln-al. A lung lust wa* In the waler ■nd I drew near and looked at him; be
and nun were hurriedly manning It w»a conscious, and only hl* set t**th
Below u* on the b**>-h stood Duponucwau. ■bowed the agony he suffered
“lt‘* over." he »aid. “Tb* boat wa*
a pistol in either band, fronting a half
do«-u of bl* *n»ml<-*. who were between lata" Then hl* eye* lighted on toe, and
"• Sood by,“ h* mut
him and the cot tag*. I would bar* leap he tried to «mil»
ed til hi* help, but a glanc* told me that tered. “Take my goad by to her.“
Carefully the m»n lifted him and car
th» matter we* too far gone for that.
eau tired qul.fiHy, «tcadlly, then rlad him Into th* pines.
"He will live," said Rolney briefly, and
wtir. ir-1 and ran for the duu<w
Bullet*
cha«»d him. ploughed Into the sand be I nodded. It wa* not for fhipnncaeu to
kind him, whlsaed post him, but by SolUr •urren-ier e«*lly. though 1 wondered if
Bilracle failed to hit him.
II* reached now he Would not prefer It eo.
th* neareat eand wall, tod was bidden
from u*. A mouMOt later and ww
CHAITER XXL
him appear, hie platolo reloaded. and
Th* longboat return«! to th* srhoon-
watched him stand again at bay and er. and tn a quarter-hour th* latter had
»ho.it. Tb*n again be fled tor th* oeit vaniohsd aa ail*nt!y as «hs had com«
dune up tbe b»ach, and the porsnera, t*m
R«dn«y and 1 went eo board tbs Nhlp.
puranly stayed, war* alter him again.
sod found Barbara sitting against th*
It «•• to ba a runulng light. Hand and broken mist, her eyes deep with unshvd
deliver, then hide, until th* longboat tears of pity. W* *at thw* and talked of
sbouJd ground upon %• beach and tbe Du ponceau’« flight and capture. “If It
fugitive spring Into It. I looked to tbe hadn't been f-r the chest, he would have
boat «nd prayed that It might oom* quick •ocapod," «aid Barter*. “His fa -e light
|y, but th* distance was long, sod th* vu •d when be bad It In his arms «gain.“
It was Son» little time after this when
ru^«1 and choppy.
Again Duponrvau app«ar*d, and again IV>dn*y stood up.
"I'm going to th* duh. I hav* to pack
th* *n»Biy ware held at bay. and dropped
«nd ducked and dodgwl a* his bullets flew ■ nd catch the n*it train to New »York.
May I tak* you horn*, Rarhara?”
arn-x g them.
Ths girl's *y*e looked over at th* beach
A moment's stand, and b* was hidden
In lb* next dun*, loading, making ready regretfully. then mam«! over the "hip.
for another dash
It was br*athl«as standing tbsrs all desolate, lapsing ■«alo
speech.»*« work
H«>dn»y end 1 gripped Into that sllenoe from which It had just
oar glass»«, shut oar teeth, watched and been awakened. I *aw a certain wlatful-
hoped and prayed. Again tbo snatny war* n*ea steal Into her *y«o.
“No, Rodney; I don’t think I'll gn
on. after him. gaining faet. and again be
abut out from th* dun«A and, a ions fig home just yeL I'm not In tbs humor to
S l .~’£
I.INN
COI N r\
meet aunt and th* peopl* at ths at«n
I'd lib* to «It h*re and think a whll*-
"Well.” *a.d R<>dn*y, "good by.”
II»
shook hands with her
"<Ju«id-by, Fella
If you ever find th I* pla-w too lon*lj for
you. ram* and see me In New York
Thin«« -hi happen there sometime*, though
m < *u.-h things as here in Alastair.“
s
W» shook hands, «nd 1
caught
gllmp*« ot svine i-asalug regret bvnealb
the *mll* on the aurfsee of bi* eyes.
A* I had watched lhi|>>ii--«au, I watch
»•I ll-wlney disappear into the pine» The
cheerful man In tweeris, like the «il steri
ous man -»f the sea, had •vid farewell to
th» beach, but »aeb bad left a tra--» u(
hlmaelf there which I ahou d never for
(»«
I turned back to Bart-arc
“IF* all over,' «h* wild. “They've all
come and gun*, and it might bars be*-
a dream."
“Here'* th» Ship,” I «tuwered. “riding
at anchor, just *• *h» did before.
'That i nahe* It •-—ui more Ilk*
-Ireairi. sh» said; "that aft»» all
happened the Mhlp la juat th* same
on th« first day I found har. and the
twach" ahe turned to face it “la Just aa
■unny and •• Aeaolat*.*
"Yet the pirate came." I enswere-l. “a
real pirata, a lineal deaoen-Unt of Cap
tain Kidd, and bo brought treasure and
hid it an-l dug It up again, and fought
like the thonMigh going gentleman adven
turer h« was
M-mateur Fierre Du pon
--eau wa* no ordinary man
"Tall me what you kuw* about him.'
•be commanded, am! **ttl«d down. Iran
In* afaluat rt>« m»*t
"He was an uncommon man.” I began
"but whether an uno-nim m man bwvum-e
a b»ro or a «--ap-wrace d*pemla upon the
In A of tlm*. D iponroau bad Idea« that
wrrs far about tb* heal* of im-at men.
Id*«« that *om* on* at a later dar might
u»* to gr»«t »n-ta. or whl- h he htmae'f
might bar* uae-l oo had be been given
tlm*. H* planned, gathered hl» <-ary—•
la in- bed hl* «blii* In »ean-h of the Gul I
en FIe*c*. and was -m hla way to win
nln< It wh*n a quartering gal* drov* hla
craft upon the rocha Had tb« wind veer
ed by a needle point, h* might hav* won
!!• waa planning to mak» th* poor of
Franc« well to-do; ln*t»ad h» ma!» them
much pw»rer than they were; and y«u
th»»» same plana t>uah»>l --n may euccoed
when It's too late for tbe poor Investor*
or for him. That's aleiut the way It
stands"
Rartiara was silent, b.-r *y*e watching
the distant glitter of th* ae*
"There's •o much luk In thing«- I*"’*
“I Ilk* him.
there F‘ sbs said finally,
anyway ; I Ilk* him for what h* tri*d to
■1«" Than. *ri»r * pau«* "You w«r*
always sure wimethlng would happen
haee, weren't you? So waa L Bouiathlng
ba! tn hapiwn. I- j - i
.-■•a ba cam*
-f hl* ««rn fr** will, --r !«--au*« w* had
wl«h*d so hard for an adventure?"
"Wishing bard can accomplloh almost
anrtblnx. t'r* b**n told.”
"What are you going to do now that
»vrrythlug I* ovarF* iha avk-l preaantly.
I »li-iok my head diacon*>1at*ly.
"I hav* barely yet faced th* poaalbl).
Ity of no mure teas on th* beach, no more
•unaet* from tb* cliff, no mor* advsnture*
on th* "hip
It'* not • v*ry peasant
proapwt, la It?“
"But th* beach and th* cliff and th*
Bhlp will »tllj b* h*r*," ah* aoawsred.
I followed bar <a*e *»*w*rd.
"A w*-k ago I discovered a curious
thing
For y*nr* I had lived here an-l
found all th* beauty I wanted In wac-h
Ing th* chaiiflug col-r* of th* wave*, and
th* gulden glow through th* wo »la, and
the dawn pink* of the sand, and yet all
of a *ud-len 1 found they bad alwolutely
lanlalied. that I couldn't pooalbly find
them any mor*.''
I waited, and finally I caught h«r low-
whlepered, “Why?"
"Houwthlng bad bapt»*n*d. I couldn't
•»• th*m aloti*. I coifld •»* th*m only
when *om* on* el** waa th*r* to ww
them, too "
Hh* g*v* a llttl* sign
"! know; I
can understand just wbat you mean."
"The pine* show no mor* arml**. and
th* Klilp give* up no more adventure*,
uni«** th*r* I* eume on* via* bare to •«•
and llv* them with me."
“And.“ she aald slowly, thoughtfully,
“If there w«r* sum* on* *i*«, would al)
th»»* wonder* »till come’f
“Rurely, for w* would b* living them
al) the tlm* w* w*r* tor*th*r."
“I’u*t 1“ *h* aald. “Dreamer I”
I waited, tearful and hopeful In ona.
“And yet I dream, too,” sb* said at
laat; “and I think that you hav* shown
me more wonderful thing* than an/ one
•I m could."
"Then do you »till think,“ I aaked.
“that *ome other man will com* who can
show you more?"
Kb* would not answer my question.
“Tbe man we Imagliied cam* out ot the
•ea sod is (one. I feel ss If I'd lived
years in a fortnight Dear old Hlilp. how
I hats to leave her'.'
Why not sail on
"Why must you?
■nd on In her forever? Why not set sail
In har for the Fortunats Isles? Barbara.
will youY*
Rhe turned and looked Into my eysa,
and ! read he* anew**.
Bo. with Barbara sitting against th*
mast, our Whip ►< sail.
[ tbs KWH.]
HuQ ('srvsetls*.
Hojax—1 bear you are engaged old
man
Allow me to congratulate you.
Tomdls—You didn’t hear It quite
right, my boy. I m married.
Ilojai—Oh. I beg pard- n You bave
my sympathy.
Julies.
“My wife and I alwaya sattla oar
llttl* dl*put*a by arbitration"
"And who I* th* arbitrator 7“
"My wtfa. of eouroa."—N*w York
Ttmaa
The bard**t trial of th* haart la
w batbar it an haar a rival's failure
without triumph
Albia.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Parts ot the World.
PREPARED FOR THE BUST READER
Less Important but Not Less Inter«
sating Happenings from Points
Outside the State.
Cholera is raging among all class«*
in Mevul, Korea.
The Santa Fe ha* obtained
privilege* in San Francisco.
track
A bug« boycott against Japan ha*
been unofficially started in China.
Crush to see aviation test* in Paris
caused a riot and wreck on railroad
William Jennings Bryan was greeted
!-y an immense crowd on his arrival io
Portland.
It is reported that Mias Gl»dys
Keren«, of Hi Louis, will wed Prines
Schoenberg, of Haxony.
The Rock Island railroad has been
mulcted of about (.100.000 by over
confidence in one of it* big shipper*.
Ir . h d--p-<-f silv. r
and cobalt have been found in Canada,
after having been overlooked for 30
years.
The real reason for the recall of
Charles 1< Crane, minister to China, is
•aid to be indiscreet utterances while
in Chicago.
It ha» b««n revealed that two Chicago
aldermen are head* of one of the most
gigantie graft and corruption system«
ever known.
W i Tmg Fang visited a spiritualist
meeting in Washington and appeared
much interested, and intimated that he
might attend again.
Hearst has accept**! the nomination
for mayor of New York.
A trainwreck in Kansas kill*»! 17
laborers and wounded 10 other*.
Freight car« are scares in the East
ami a serious shortag* is predicted ba
fore winter.
Prine* Ito, president of the privy
council of Japan, will make a long
tour of Manchuria.
Professor Fryer, of California, «ay*
China is preparing to make war on en
croaching foreign powers.
Wright made hie first flight in a gov
emmeut aeroplane and began the in
struction of signal officers.
Congressman ! .arulis says th« navy
is top heavy and needs a strong mar
chant marine to back it up in time of
war.
A st-amer reports that several thou
sand natives were drowned on the is
land of Yucatan by the recent Gulf
hurricane.
Captain de Gerlach, who commanded
an Antarctic expedition in 1907. has
no doubt that both Cook ami Peary
reached the Pole.
Mix, the American balloonist who
won the international balloon race in
Switxerland, is about to loee the prise
because some |ieasants dragged him to
the ground for a moment.
Director of Census Dana Durand be
lieves that college students will m»k*
excellent census enumerators, and he
purposes to suggest that educational
institutions gives leaves nf absence in
April next toeuch students as may
care to join the army of 66,000 enum
erators.
Taft Immensely enjoyed the beauties
of the Yosemite valley.
Spanish revolutionists predict a rev
olt against King Alfonso.
British and German admirals shook
hands across the banquet table.
Glenn H. Curtiss made three sue
essful flights in his airship at St.
Loom.
Near-beer dealers of Tennessee will
have to pay a tax of <1,150 each
yearly.
CHINA BEGINS BOYCOTT.
Insulting Aggreaslou of Japan I* Otven
** Reason
Tukio, Oct. 19.—f'opic* of circular*
tanged in North China by a body of
Chinn*« calling itself the l'upular Ai
•oeiation of th« Three Eastern 1‘rov
-nee* have I e’en received in Japan after
having lx-cn *pr«aj broadcast among
chine»« of tu« lower cl«»»«*. The cir
cular* contain Inflammatory »tatementa
against th« Japan«*«. They b«ar npon
what ta c»ll««l the ’’weakness of poor
Cbma” and the ‘‘insulting aggression
of Japan. ”
Assertion» ar« made that Japan ha»
devastated the aral-l« load* of North
China an-l ha* enslaved lat>or«r* along
the I in« of th« Antung Mukden railroad,
that Japan--»«' --ftirial» have l-caten the
men, insulted the women an-l terrorised
th« people
The rircular* point out that the weak
n««* of China in a military »«uao
make* It iiupoa»ible for her to resent
thia treatment, exe«pt by a bojroott, an-l
call upon the people of China generally
to r«fu»e all dealing« with the Japanese
Ml students and person* who value
free.lorn are called upon to propagate
tbe doctrines and join in adopting the
programme of the »«sociation. Failing
lu this, they sre threatened with vio
lenec an-l even death
The d-x-uiiient concludes with th« re
quest that Chine*« vehicles, vessel» and
railroad» refuse to carry Japau«»«
good»
An en-llri* chain is sought os
th« request that patriotic eitiicn* Into
whose iinn-l» the circular* may fall «hall
have them reprinted and scattered
broadcast, until Japan is completely
»hut out from all commercial communi
cation with China
Th«»« circular* have rreated some
thing of a sensation in Japan
Effort
is being made to prevent the spreading
of their eonient* among Japan«»« of the
ignorant cla>* because the danger of
arousing feeling nt this time Is recog
nixed.
Meanwhile there i* reason to believe
that Japan ha* called, or will Irnmedi
atelr call the attention of th« Chin«*«
authoritie* to th« boycott propagan-la,
demanding that the circulars !»« out
lawc-l a* illegal documents, an-l that Ihe
Popular Association of the Three Fast
«rn Province* l«< brought under dioei
pline.
The »«act method by which China i»
able to control her |w»ople In this way
la not kuuwn, but it la believed here
that the government of China can sup
pro* promptly any boycott movement
All merchant* of standing in Chius
have official rank and ran lie disci
pl i net!.
ROTTEN WITH GRAFT.
New Chief of Folic« Expo»«» Terrib'.*
Condition In Chicago.
Chirago, 111 , Oct 12
Appalling son
ilitions l-n-ught to light during the trial
of In*|u-ctor McGann of vie« conditions
on the Writ Hid«, the immediate for
malion of Jewish eruaatlor* to drive
their ;u»o|>le out of the pandering l-usi
n--*a, the organiiatinn nf reformer*,
state, national and international, to
check, if posaibl«, the infamous "white
• lave” traffic, all expo«« the shameful
fact that two m«n who have grown
ennrmoualr rich In rrlminal business
■till hnl-l im|Mirtant municipal position*
here an-l continue to have a prominent
voice in making the city law*.
Th« drastic order issued last night l-v
Chief of Folic« Steward to all mem
l>cr* of the department to *lnnit> out
vice. «»pn*cs frightful conditions In the
flret ward, the very heart of th« city,
where two politician* who hold office
in the city council arc collecting an
nuallv more than fl 117,00<J, every iienay
of which I* spotted wit h blood and
crini«. Th««« two men and their army
of “«|H»riali»ts” have the great r«-l
light district nn th« Houth Hui« aliso
liitclv under control
From the dives, the «hady hotel*, the
saloon* and the gambler* of the South
Hid« territory, extending to and rm
nrneing the Twenty second «trcct “red
light” levee, two powerful bu»inc*«
men of the district ar« pocketing a
golden stream of graft.
For year* the gigantic system nf
corruption ha* obtained
It put* the
West Rule ring of tribute collectors
that wa* runted by Rtatc’s Attorney
Wavman. through the conviction of
Folie» Inspector McGann, to «ham«. An
army of lieutenant* ha* Imen mar
«haled together to see to it that no
blond «tained ju-nny «ven ««capes the
coffer* nf the master soldiers of th»
night. They are constantly on guard
No breaks of faith ever »ever the
masters from the victim* There are
never any knife In th« back tactic«
that re«ult in «eandnls.
Dewey says the U. S. navy is by no
Cholera Threatens Boon).
means a bluff. He advocate« more
Reonl, Ort. 12. Cholera threaten« to
warshipe and a ship subsidy.
tírenme a seriou* epidemie here. The
Accumulated sewer gas and waste authorities are taking every precaution,
from neighboring garages caused a but Heonl is not a sanitary city, and the
tremendous explosion in a New York disease has spread rapidly. The palace
of the ex emperor has I wen Invaded and
sewer.
the home of the resident general ha*
Nebraska Baptists are much wrought not been Immune.
The school* are
For a
up because a Mormon convict has been closed regularly fur fumigation
appointed chaplain of the state peni year the sanitary authoritie* appointed
by the Japanese r**ident general have
tentiary
been cleaning up the city, but only
General Wood denies that the Boston tho*e who bave gone into the alleva
army and navy maneuvers caused and byway* of Reoul can know of the
sickness and says much valuable know I uneleanlinea* here.
edge was gained.
rifty Thousand Disciples Attend.
All the officials of Marshalltown,
Pittsburg. Oct. It.—What is aaeertod
Iowa, have been Indicted by the federal
grand jury for imprisoning government to tie the largest relig-ou* celebration
land convention over held In this conn-
Secret service agents.
'try will begin here tomorrow, when the
During the absence of the American international centennial celebration and
representatives,
Japan
has forced convention of the Disciple« of Christ
China into a treaty whereby the open (Chriatiaa denomination) convmow It
dor I n Manchuria is closed to all but I« estimated that fully SO.O’X) delegate*
the Japanese, and serious disagree ■ nd visitor« from all parts of the world
will be in attendance.
ment may follow.
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HURRICANE ON GULF
Fierce Storm Does Great Damage
In Florida and Cuba.
LOSS MAY REACH TO $2.000.000
Hundred* ot Homes Wreiked
Local
Troops in Charge and Martial
Declared at Key West.
K-v W--«t, I la. th! 12.
\* a r«*ult
-if the hurricane which »truck the
•outhcru coast of Florula today, Key
W«»t tonight la a mas* of wreckage,
an-i the damage to property la e«ti
mated at »2.000,000.
Martial law wa« proclaimed, ami
Kry West guard* took charge of
•ity.
Th« l'nitc-1 Htatc* government
l-i-i-n asked tu diap.itcli Iriwp« here
without delay.
t'hau* ri-igne-i on every hau-l, and
few propio rvmained in their home*.
Ilun>lri-I<
of
house*
w«re
totally
wrecked, and others dnmagwd.
While the hurricane 1« the worst that
Key Weat ha* ever experienced, the
local wathcr obaerver »aid tonight
that the indication« are that the entire
■ *«t roast of Florula Would »tlffer.
One hundred ve»»«l* were in the har
l-or, l-ut five remained at anchor, the
other« having either g-nc to sea or
been washed upon the l-each. Hlreet«
along the waterfront are a ina«a ot
wreckage.
Brick, a* mil n* frnn-.e buildings
througliout the city suffered from the
hurricane, an-l many close eaaape* frum
d«nlh have l»««u r«|H>rteil.
Heveral facturiea were partly de
«troyed, in-'lu-ling th- Havana Amen
can, Mnrtlner, Nichole, Ruy Ixipea,
Manuel Loper, Fleitaa Tiirev«, Cortes
tad Wolf cigar factor!«* 'fhe top of
the Fx«t National l-ank wna blown off
and th« poatofllee is dainageil.
It is known that nianv have suffare-l
•erlnu« Injury, sn-l unconfirmed reports
*av that »everal live* have been lost.
The storm tracked its height at 1
o'clock today, when the wind had an
r*timated velocity of 1<M> miles an hour.
Thi« wn* a hard, steady blnyr from 11
A M tu 3 I* M., when the gale l-egan
to die down, and by t o'clock the center
of the hurricane had paaae-l this point.
A* »<><>n a» the wind had subaldod
plundering fo'gnti. The city police foreo
was unable lo eot*- with the situation,
and the mayor decided to take strin
gent measures tu «uppn-a* looting, hl*
proclamation of martini law resulting.
Almost every nationality is represent
■■<1 among the city’s |>opu)ation of 20,
000, one half uf whom are employed
in cigar manufacture, fisheries and
salvage eompanie*.
CUBAN TRUIT CROP BUFFERS.
Damage In Vicinity of Havana Esti
mated at 91,000.000,
Hav aim, Oct 12. The most «erlou*
tornado since the big blow of October
17, l!«itl, struck Cuba early today, de
vastating the western portion of the
island. In Havana many minor build
ing* wi-re blown down or unroofed,
five persons were killed and about 23
were injured.
The gn il<-«t damage done wn* in the
harbor. where forty or fifty lighter*,
many launches and «mall tug* were
either sunk or blown ashore.
At Hara Blanca great anxiety was felt
throughout the liny for the safety of
the Ward liner Metro Castle, from Now
York, and of the Plant line steamer
Miami, from Key West.
Both of these steamer«, however,
rived safely at 6:30 this afternoon.
The total damage in Havana an<
rlnlty I* estimated at *1,000,000.
Communication with the interior
t- • ii utcrrupte.l . »rept with parts of
llavanq and Pinnr del liio province«,
m which orange and other fruit crop*
suffered severely.
There were heavy flood« at Vuelta
Abajo, the tobacco region, but the to
bacco crop ha* not been «erioualy af
freti’d beyunil the washing out of the
seed beds, which at thia season uf the
year may bo renewed.
Japan American Jokaa.
Hchenreta-ly, N. Y., Oct. 12. At a
-tinner given l-y the Genera) Electric
company tonight, the honorary rottimer
rial cominiesioaer* of Japan, who had
passed th« day inepectlng th« largest
electrical manufacturing plant in th«
world, were entertainrd t>v th« Je»t A
Ron* club with a minstrel show. Th*
endmen,
______ , ___
who were
____ _ Japan»*«
jpaneee bloc
blackened
I
and disguiaed, twisted several A meri-
ran joke* into Oriental setting and
sprung them in their native tongue.
Blank surprise on the fare* of tbo
guest* gave way to hearty laughter.
Even the white men joined in
Fira Nips »1.000,000 Homa.
N'a*ragans«tt Fier,
, Oct. 12.
J'CoutWhet,” the homF
lovcrnor
~ trague, on« o'
I beau
Rhode
de-
early to
I it*
total l<
at fil.ooo.ot’o, grith no I
ft,
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